At the museum

Published: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 09:18 PM.

GET BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE SCHIELE

When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.

Where: Schiele Museum, 1500 E. Garrison Blvd., Gastonia.

Details: Discover and examine seldom seen museum collections and visit with museum curators to learn about current projects in Research and Collections. There will be displays on 18th century lifeways , mycology (fungi), entomology (insects) and archaeology (human cultures).

Details: Discover and examine seldom seen museum collections and visit with museum curators to learn about current projects in Research and Collections. There will be displays on 18th century lifeways , mycology (fungi), entomology (insects) and archaeology (human cultures).

Details: Participants in this citizen science event can go on a bird identification walk, learn to use binoculars and go on a scavenger hunt of birds in the museum. For $3, visitors can make their own bird feeders.

Details: The museum curator will identify objects and provide preservation assistance on pieces brought by visitors. If objects are too large, bring photographs. Object donations to the museum will also be considered. No appointment needed. There is a three item limit per person and no monetary appraisals will be given.

Details: Visitors can enjoy a late afternoon at the museum. Mr. Pin’s Science Lab, a live program of demonstrations and experiments, takes place at 5 p.m. and a showing of “Nine Planets & Counting” takes place at 7 p.m. in the planetarium. All of the museum’s exhibits and Nature Trial will be available for exploration.

Details: The exhibit showcases the art of Louisiana native and Charlotte resident Laura Vasseur , a graphic designer and expressive painter. “I enjoy evoking thought through developing the realist with the surreal and the juxtaposition when the two overlap,” she said. “My paintings take a carnival approach using symbolism to express the emotions and struggles of everyday life and society.”